Austrian Modernist Round Lidded Box with Hand-drawn Designs laborers structurally in great shape and

structurally in great shape and works perfectly

This bright orange operable Tonka shoveler

with no cracks in the wood that I can see

I am not a great expert on decoys

I am completely taken with drawing

Austrian Modernist Round Lidded Box with Hand-drawn Designs laborers structurally in great shape andI've not seen another like this, made in Austrian c. 1920s I believe, which feels Art Deco Constructivist Bauhaus, with the hand drawn painted designs on the lid hovering between abstraction and figuration. (I see a sort of Moholy Nagy radio tower at top, and two kneeling figures that are also pure geometry at lower right). Unusual, and great from the side too, with alternating bands of red and gold. 3 5 8 t x 5 3 4 in diameter. Good condition, with